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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Mallinsons - Blacknell Bullet |  | 1 |
| Liverpool Organic - Kitty Wilkinson | | 1 |
| Brown Cow - David's Rail Ale | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Folly's Dog Collar Blues | | 1 |
| Keystone - VPA (Very Pale Ale) | | 1 |
| Goose Eye - Sam's Dark Side | | 1 |
| Hawkshead - Organic Oatmeal Stout | | 1 |
| Ilkley - Grandma's Pud | | 1 |
| Abbeydale - Surreal Ale No.1 | | 1 |
| Great Heck - Sakuarais Object | | 1 |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Cheers Big Ears | | 1 |
| Yorkshire Dales - Parsons Barn Porter | | 1 |
| Bird Brain - Raven | | 1 |
| Blueball - Gold Digger | | 1 |
| Mallinsons - Triple S | | 1 |
| Goose Eye - Firkin Dark | | 1 |
| Boggart - Blue Moon Rising | | 1 |
| Yorkshire Dales - St'Out of This World | | 1 |
| Goose Eye - Damens Dark | | 1 |
| Clearwater - Real Smiler | | 1 |
| Five Towns - Viva Cas Vegas |  | 1 |
| Timothy Taylor - Golden Best (was 3.5%) | | 1 |
| Empire - Sirius | | 1 |
| Loddon - Hare Brained | | 1 |
| Buxton - Buxton Spa | | 1 |
| Mithril - Folk 'n' Ale | | 1 |
| Prospect - Dragon Ale | | 1 |
| Bird Brain - Royal Sunbird | | 1 |
| Little Ale Cart - Steel City Merton Ruination | | 1 |
| Monty's - Hand of God | | 1 |
| Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - E Type | | 1 |
| Hawkshead - Windermere Pale (was 3.5%) | | 1 |
| Leadmill - Date & Maple Porter | | 1 |
| Bollington - 3 Peaks | | 1 |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Blue Bee Moonbeams | | 1 |
| Leila Cottage - Leila's Lazy Days | | 1 |
| Empire - English Stout | | 1 |
| Barlow - Calendar Ale | | 1 |
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Pack Horse Light | | 1 |
| Great Heck - Heckstra Gold | | 1 |
| Goose Eye - Folly's Finest | | 1 |
| Wensleydale - Semer Water Honey | | 1 |
| Jarrow - Pioneer | | 1 |
| Ilkley - Olicana Original | | 1 |
| Bridestones - Indian's Head |  | 1 |
| Townhouse - Golden Brown | | 1 |
| Salamander - Willow The Wisp | | 1 |
| Tigertops - Bizzie Lizzie | | 1 |
| Hereford - Herefordian Mild | | 1 |
| Strathaven - Lines Out | | 1 |
| Mayfields - Spring Target | | 1 |
| Ilkley - Ruby Cascade | | 1 |
| Backyard - Sun Zinger | | 1 |
| The Brew Co (now called Exit 33 after a spell as Sky's Edge) - Autumnus Porter | | 1 |
| Lakeland (formerly Stringers) - Sunbird | | 1 |
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Suicide Blonde | | 1 |
| Rudgate - Cuckoo | | 1 |
| Five Towns - Shooting Star | | 1 |
| Kirkby Lonsdale - Radical | | 1 |
| Bridestones - Flockin Ale | | 1 |
| Great Heck - Yorkshire Navigator | | 1 |
| Yorkshire Dales - Temple Dowsker | | 1 |
| Hidden - Froth and Nonsense | | 1 |
| Yorkshire Dales - Redmire Force | | 1 |
| Empire - Dog Days | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mallinsons - Sorrelsykes Gate (Follies #21) | Not Tried | 0 |
Visits Details
11 Jun 2011 (Flying.geordie)
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeydale - Surreal Ale No.1 | 4.10 | | |
| Blueball - Gold Digger | 4.00 | | |
| Boggart - Blue Moon Rising | 5.00 | | |
| Mallinsons - Blacknell Bullet | 3.80 | | |
| Prospect - Dragon Ale | 4.40 | |
29 May 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
A few locals in on a Sunday lunchtime.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire - Sirius | 3.90 | | Very pale bitter with crisp citrus hop character. Dryish citrus finish. My score 15/20. |
| Hereford - Herefordian Mild | 4.00 | | Amber light mild with some biscuity malt but also a rather phenolic aftertaste, rather spoiling the effect. My score 13/20. |
| Empire - Dog Days | 4.40 | Not Tried | |
| Mallinsons - Sorrelsykes Gate (Follies #21) | 4.10 | Not Tried |
19 Mar 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Saturday of the Spring Beer Festival and the pub is busy again.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Pack Horse Light | 3.80 | | Pale and hoppy bitter. Good citrus notes to the hops leading to a dryish and citrussy finish. My score 15/20. |
| Jarrow - Pioneer | 3.90 | | Very pale and well balanced bitter. The initial taste is quite sweet, then hop bitterness comes through leading to a dryish, hoppy finish. My score 15/20. |
| Silver Brewhouse (formerly Raw) - Blue Bee Moonbeams | 4.00 | | Golden ale with a malty start. Hops then dominate to the dryish and bitter finish. My score 15/20. |
| Barlow - Calendar Ale | 4.00 | | Very pale lager style beer with plenty of biscuity malt balanced by a soft, fruity hoppiness. Dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
| Goose Eye - Folly's Finest | 4.10 | | Golden ale with more malt than hop flavour which is unusual for this brewer. Sweetish, fuity and malty finish. My score 15/20. |
| Salamander - Willow The Wisp | 3.80 | | Pale bitter with a dry citrus hop character that stays through to the finish. My score 14/20. |
| Mayfields - Spring Target | 3.90 | | Amber coloured bitter with quite a sharp hop flavour. Dry, hoppy finish. My score 14/20. |
18 Mar 2011 (Martin the Mildman)
Spring beer festival in full swing and a very busy pub on a Friday evening.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Dales - Parsons Barn Porter | 5.80 | | A complex tasting porter with yeasty flavours combining with smoked and roast malt notes to give an almost savoury flavour. Hops give a bit more bite in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Mithril - Folk 'n' Ale | 3.70 | | Special for Darlington Spring Thing festival. Pale and quite malty with a soft hoppiness giving a lager style flavour. My score 15/20. |
| Sadler's (see also Windsor Castle entry) - E Type | 3.80 | | Well balanced golden bitter with a bittersweet flavour. Dryish finish with some hoppiness. My score 15/20. |
| Bridestones - Indian's Head | 3.70 | | Amber coloured bitter with a sweetish toffee malt character and a little hop bitterness. The finish is rather cloying. My score 14/20. |
16 Jul 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Summer beer festival in progress and the pub soon filled up with people sampling the excellent ales on offer.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallinsons - Triple S | 3.60 | | Very pale with lots of juicy, sweet citrus hop flavour. My score 16/20. |
| Clearwater - Real Smiler | 3.70 | | A malty golden brew with lots of biscuity malt and a little hoppiness in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Goose Eye - Sam's Dark Side | 3.90 | | A dark, almost black bitter with a good roasty character but also a good dose of bittering hops to give an interesting take on a dark beer. My score 16/20. |
| Liverpool Organic - Kitty Wilkinson | 4.50 | | Chocolate stout with good roast and chocolate malt flavours leading to a bitter, roast finish. My score 16/20. |
| Bird Brain - Royal Sunbird | 4.10 | | Well balanced pale bitter. My score 15/20. |
| Monty's - Hand of God | 3.40 | | Traditional malty session bitter, amber in colour with biscuity malt and a little hoppiness in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Bollington - 3 Peaks | 3.90 | | Golden ale with a good hop character and a good balance of malt. My score 15/20. |
| Great Heck - Heckstra Gold | 4.00 | | Pale golden beer with good balance of hop and malt. My score 15/20. |
| Little Ale Cart - Steel City Merton Ruination | 4.70 | | Very pale, intensely hoppy and bitter but with a citrus fruitiness to take the edge off the bitterness. My score 15/20. |
| Lakeland (formerly Stringers) - Sunbird | 4.00 | | Pale, quite bitter and hoppy. My score 14/20. |
| Townhouse - Golden Brown | 3.80 | | Fairly bitter with a little malt and a hoppy finish. My score 14/20. |
| Five Towns - Shooting Star | 3.90 | | Very pale bitter with mainly bitter flavours and little maltiness. My score 13/20. |
| Backyard - Sun Zinger | 4.00 | | Pale and bitter with a dry citrus hop character and a bitter finish. My score 14/20. |
| Exit 33 (formerly The Brew Company then Sky's Edge) - Suicide Blonde | 4.20 | | Pale bitter with a dry, bitter and hoppy character. My score 14/20. |
| Yorkshire Dales - Temple Dowsker | 4.40 | | A bock style beer, dark red and quite bitter with a tangy finish. My score 14/20. |
01 May 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Fairly quiet on a Saturday afternoon with a smattering of locals at the bar.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Taylor - Golden Best (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | The classic Pennine Light mild, soft hoppiness and biscuity malt with a dryish finish. My score 15/20. |
27 Mar 2010 (Martin the Mildman)
Spring Beer Festival in progress.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Eye - Damens Dark | 3.90 | | Black mild with good full bodied sweetness but also a fair bit of hoppiness. My score 16/20. |
| Great Heck - Sakuarais Object | 4.50 | | Excellent complex vanilla porter with good malt character and sweetness from the vanilla, ending in a fruity and vineous finish. My score 17/20. |
| Yorkshire Dales - St'Out of This World | 5.00 | | Full bodied stout with lots of roast malt flavours, fairly dry in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Loddon - Hare Brained | 4.00 | | Golden ale with good hop bitterness and a little malt in the finish. My score 15/20. |
| Empire - English Stout | 4.90 | | Rather thin for its strength with bitter chocolate and roast malt flavours. My score 15/20. |
| Strathaven - Lines Out | 4.00 | | Quite a bitter beer with a dry, hoppy finish. My score 14/20. |
20 Nov 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Autumn beer festival in progress with 46 handpumps in the marquee at the rear of the pub. Good selection inside too.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallinsons - Folly's Dog Collar Blues | 3.80 | | Festival special for the pub dog, this was a pale bitter with exccellent citrus hop character and good malt balance and body. My score 16/20. |
| Bird Brain - Raven | 4.00 | | A black roasty stout. Very good roast malt character and a little dryness in the finish. My score 16/20. |
| Goose Eye - Firkin Dark | 3.90 | | A proper mild, dark brown in colour, fruity sweetness and good biscuity malt and only a slight hoppiness. Full bodied, rounded taste and a pleasant finish. My score 17/20. |
| Ilkley - Grandma's Pud | 4.00 | | Rich, fruity and malty porter style beer that is more like a mild than the Ruby Cascade. Very good flavour and body for its strength. My score 16/20. |
| Five Towns - Viva Cas Vegas | 3.60 | | Fairly bitter and hoppy with good malt balance. My score 15/20. |
| Buxton - Buxton Spa | 4.10 | | Well balanced golden ale. My score 15/20. |
| Hidden - Froth and Nonsense | 4.20 | | Standard best bitter with a mainly bitter taste. My score 14/20. |
| Ilkley - Ruby Cascade | 3.80 | | Ruby mild brewed with Cascade hops to give a bit of a contradiction - a very hoppy, bitter mild. Good beer but isn't in the style of a mild beer. My score 14/20. |
| Yorkshire Dales - Redmire Force | 3.80 | | Very pale, very hoppy and very citrussy. In the style of JHB and Hophead, but possibly more intense. Very dry, hoppy finish. My score 14/20. Some will love it. |
| The Brew Co (now called Exit 33 after a spell as Sky's Edge) - Autumnus Porter | 4.70 | | Porter with added cinnamon and nutmeg. These flavours dominate and don't work for me. Base beer is good though. My score 14/20. |
| Bridestones - Flockin Ale | 4.30 | | Rather fruity, appley, dry taste. Low hopping and some maltiness. My score 14/20 (only just). |
03 Oct 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Wedding party in for the afternoon so very busy for a Saturday afternoon.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudgate - Cuckoo | 4.10 | | Rather dry and bitter pale ale. My score 14/20. |
18 Jul 2009 (Martin the Mildman)
Beer festival in full swing and some beers already running out on a busy Saturday lunchtime/afternoon session. Excellent quality and value food served too during the festival.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkshead - Organic Oatmeal Stout | 4.50 | | Lots of roast malt flavours in this black stout with a dryish finish. My score 16/20. |
| Epicurus Craft Beer (formerly Hornbeam) - Cheers Big Ears | 4.00 | | Pale bitter with big malt flavour and good hop balance. A lingering malty finish. My score 17/20. |
| Brown Cow - David's Rail Ale | 4.60 | | Dark mild with vanilla giving a sweet character but also a dryish finish. My score 17/20. |
| Keystone - VPA (Very Pale Ale) | 4.60 | | Excellent fruity, citrus hop character and good malt balance. My score 16/20. |
| Hawkshead - Windermere Pale (was 3.5%) | 3.40 | | Very pale new addition to the range, a good session beer with a good balance of malt and hop. My score 15/20. |
| Leila Cottage - Leila's Lazy Days | 3.60 | | Well balanced pale bitter. My score 15/20. |
| Ilkley - Olicana Original | 4.30 | | Amber brew with good balance of malt and hop flavours. My score 15/20. |
| Wensleydale - Semer Water Honey | 4.30 | | Pale with a subtle hint of honey in the background. My score 15/20. |
| Leadmill - Date & Maple Porter | 4.70 | | Fairly dryish porter with fruity hints. My score 15/20. |
| Great Heck - Yorkshire Navigator | 3.80 | | Very bitter beer from English style hops. Golden in colour. My score 14/20. |
| Tigertops - Bizzie Lizzie | 3.80 | | Very pale and quite dry and bitter. My score 14/20. |
| Kirkby Lonsdale - Radical | 4.20 | | Rather dry and bitter for my taste. My score 13/20. |
About The Star Inn
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
| 36 |
| 57 |
| 46 |
 | 1 |
The pub is found in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3PJ.
Superb back street pub serving Taylor's beer as regular plus many guests from all around the country and local beers too. Legendary beer festivals held 3 times a year with all beers on handpump, 46 of them in the rear marquee. One of the top multi-ale freehouses in the country.
We have visited this pub 21 times, seen 149 different beers and tried 140 of them.
Postcode: HD1 3PJ